That the female was found close to where Jons was, it could be assumed they were related. To me, the evidence that his produced normal visuals when breed to normal visuals, indicates a recessive gene. Then my visual axanthic, when bred to another visual axanthic, produced visual axanthics, indicates a recessive gene. Considering these animals were from the same local. It offers compelling evidence this is a recessive gene. Compelling means a strong indication. Actual hard scientific proof, not so much. but by far proof enough for this deli cup hobby. Remember kids, this is a deli cup hobby. Please, that is not to disparage deli cupping, I love it and science, but they do not have to go together. And they don't. Like civil court requires less proof then state or federal courts.

Back to the story, since then, I locate two more pair of axanthics and a couple that are visually lite. My task is to not fiddle with breeding to non visuals, as Troy wants. Why? to produce a zillion hets. Heck no, my task is to bred the axanthics to eachother. Later, I could outbreed to add to other morphs. Like done with westerns. The only problem is, there are few to outbreed to. Gregg has a unique kennerlyi, and that's it, other then my xanthic female. The yellow(ish) one I posted recently. The problem is, I do not have a male for her. I did find a male, but its still roaming free. hahahahahahahaha got me, I am a idiot. My interest in hogs was first natural history based, with deli cupping way back. So if axanthics popped up, I would obtain a small group, but did not collect other morphs.

Again my interest is natural history, in this, locating a population that includes a recessive morph, like albinos or axanthics, is a rare tool to see how far a gene spreads. pt 2

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